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Symphyotrichum turbinellum

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Symphyotrichum turbinellum

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Symphyotrichinae
Genus: Symphyotrichum
Subgenus: Symphyotrichum subg. Symphyotrichum
Section: Symphyotrichum sect. Symphyotrichum
Species:
S. turbinellum
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum turbinellum
Symphyotrichum turbinellum distribution map: US — Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma.
Native distribution primarily in the Ozarks[3]
Synonyms[2]

Aster turbinellus Lindl.

Symphyotrichum turbinellum (formerly Aster turbinellus), with the common names of prairie aster,[3] smooth violet prairie aster,[4] and mauve-flowered starwort,[5] is a species of perennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae[2] native to the United States in Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma, primarily in the Ozarks. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It flowers from August to October.

Description

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S. turbinellum is a perennial flowering plant that reaches heights of 30–100 centimeters (12–39 inches). It has straight and brittle stems, and it flowers from August to October with 14–20 light blue to purple ray florets and about the same number of yellow then later purple disk florets.[3]

Distribution and habitat

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Symphyotrichum turbinellum in Missouri

S. turbinellum is native to the United States in Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma,[2] primarily in the Ozarks. It can be found growing in dry and acidic soils at elevations between 60 and 900 meters (200 and 2,950 feet).[3]

Conservation

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NatureServe has given it a global conservation status of Apparently Secure (G4). This was last reviewed 2 May 1988. In Iowa, it is Presumed Extirpated (SX), and in Kansas, it is Critically Imperiled (S1).[1]

Gardening

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Symphyotrichum turbinellum has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5]

Citations

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References

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  • Brouillet, L.; Semple, J.C.; Allen, G.A.; Chambers, K.L.; Sundberg, S.D. (2006). "Symphyotrichum turbinellum". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 20. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 9 September 2021 – via eFloras.
  • NatureServe (4 October 2024). "Symphyotrichum turbinellum Prairie Aster". explorer.natureserve.org. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  • POWO (2019). "Symphyotrichum turbinellum (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  • Royal Horticultural Society (n.d.). "RHS Plant Finder - Symphyotrichum turbinellum misapplied mauve-flowered starwort (of gardens)". Royal Horticultural Society (www.rhs.org.uk). London: Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  • NRCS (2014). "Symphyotrichum turbinellum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 17 October 2024.